2013 WAFF Championship
8th WAFF Championship for men
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates25 December 2013 – 7 January 2014
Teams9
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up Jordan
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored17 (1.31 per match)
Attendance37,830 (2,910 per match)
Top scorer(s)Qatar Boualem Khoukhi
(6 goals)
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The 2013 West Asian Football Federation Championship (marketed as Qatar 2013)[1] was the 8th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. The tournament was hosted by Qatar from 25 December 2013 to 7 January 2014 and the host country won the tournament for the first time.[2] The 2012 champions, Syria, did not defend their title.

Venues

It was announced in October 2013 that three venues would be used.[3] On 4 December, it was announced that the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium would not feature in the tournament anymore.[4]

Qatar
Al Rayyan Doha
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
(Al Sadd SC stadium) 		Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
(Lekhwiya SC stadium)
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 10,000

Participants and Draw

The draw took place on 11 November 2013 in Doha, Qatar.[3] The nine teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. All groups included three teams each.

Country Appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 3rd Fourth place (2012)
 Iraq 7th Champions (2002)
 Jordan 8th Runners-up (2002, 2008)
 Kuwait 3rd Champions (2010)
 Lebanon 6th Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2012)
 Oman 4th Third place (2012)
 Palestine 8th Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
 Qatar (hosts) 2nd Semi-finals (2008)
 Saudi Arabia 2nd Group stage (2012)
Did not enter
Withdrew

Squads

Main article: 2013 WAFF Championship squads

Match officials

The following is the list of referees the West Asian Football Federation appointed for the tournament.[8]

Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Qatar (H) 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2  Palestine 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
3  Saudi Arabia 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Qatar 1–0 Palestine
Hassan 90' Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)
Palestine 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 400
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Saudi Arabia 1–4 Qatar
Majrashi 31' Report Khouki 15', 55'
Ahmed 57', 62'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 5,720
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Bahrain 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
2  Iraq 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
2  Oman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Source:[citation needed]
Oman 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 750
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)
Bahrain 0–0 Iraq
Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 400
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
Iraq 0–0 Oman
Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 450
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Jordan 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
2  Kuwait 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3  Lebanon 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
Jordan 0–0 Lebanon
Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)
Lebanon 0–2 Kuwait
Report Al-Hajeri 41'
Zaid 85'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 400
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Kuwait 1–2 Jordan
Al-Hajeri 20' (pen.) Report Murjan 12'
Al-Dmeiri 72'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)

Ranking of second-placed teams

At the end of the group stage, a comparison will be made between the second-placed teams of each group. The best second-placed team advance to the semifinals.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 C  Kuwait 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
2 B undetermined[a] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
3 A  Palestine 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Iraq and Oman finished group B with an identical record, and equal claim on second place in the group. When the group winner was determined by a draw, the identity of second place was irrelevant, as qualification for the team coming second in this group was impossible, so no draw for second place took place.

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 January 2014 – Doha
 
 
 Qatar (a.e.t.)3
 
7 January 2014 – Al Rayyan
 
 Kuwait0
 
 Qatar2
 
4 January 2014 – Doha
 
 Jordan0
 
 Bahrain0
 
 
 Jordan1
 
Third place
 
 
7 January 2014 – Al Rayyan
 
 
 Kuwait0 (2)
 
 
 Bahrain (pen.)0 (3)

Semi-finals

Qatar 3–0 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Khouki 93', 112'
Assadalla 120'		 Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Bahrain 0–1 Jordan
Report Duaij 67' (o.g.)
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

3rd Place Match

Kuwait 0–0 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
Report
Penalties
2–3
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

Final

Qatar 2–0 Jordan
Khoukhi 52', 81' Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 8,720
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Champion

 2013 WAFF Championship champion 

Qatar
First title

Player awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Result
1  Qatar 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9
2  Jordan 4 2 1 1 3 3 0
3  Bahrain 4 0 3 1 0 1 −1
4  Kuwait 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2
5  Iraq 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
in the
group stage
5  Oman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
7  Palestine 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1
8  Lebanon 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2
9  Saudi Arabia 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3
Source:[citation needed]

Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

References

  1. ^ "8th WAFF Men Championship". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ "WAFF confirms 8th championship dates". West Asian Football Federation. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Al Sadd & Qatar SC to host WAFF championship". QFA.com. Qatar Football Association. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Change in WAFF Championship Venues". QFA.com. Qatar Football Association. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ "PFDC : Best Hangout for Iranian Football Fans". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  6. ^ "11 دولة تؤكد مشاركتها في بطولة غرب آسيا". aljazeerasport.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Apologies for participation in the West Asian Championship eighth". Yemen FA (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Referees, Match Commissioners for WAFF Tournament Announced". Qatar Football Association. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Bahrain qualify for semi-final". The WAFF. West Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

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